Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord's Supper
+The Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord's Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday.
+During the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, all church bells may be rung and the organ played; afterwards, bells and organ are silenced until the Gloria of the Easter Vigil.
+The Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord's Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday.
+During the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, all church bells may be rung and the organ played; afterwards, bells and organ are silenced until the Gloria of the Easter Vigil.
+After the homily of the Mass a ritual washing of the feet is envisaged.
+The Mass concludes with a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose.
+Eucharistic adoration is encouraged during this time.
+The liturgical colour for the Mass vestments and other ornaments is white.
+The Mass concludes with a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose.
+Eucharistic adoration is encouraged during this time.
+The liturgical colour for the Mass vestments and other ornaments is white.
Good Friday
+On Good Friday, Catholics recall the Passion and crucifixion of Jesus.
+A cross or crucifix (not necessarily the one which stands on or near the altar on other days of the year) is ceremoniously unveiled.
+On Good Friday, Catholics recall the Passion and crucifixion of Jesus.
+A cross or crucifix (not necessarily the one which stands on or near the altar on other days of the year) is ceremoniously unveiled.
+The Priest traditionally begin the service prostrate in front of the altar. Mass is not celebrated on Good Friday and the communion distributed at the Celebration of the Lord's Passion is consecrated on Holy Thursday, hence the name Mass of the Pre-sanctified.
+Many times images of saints are either kept or veiled until the Easter Vigil. Votive lights before these images are not lit. Crucifixes that are movable are hidden, while those that are not movable are veiled until the Easter Vigil.
+Only one cross or crucifix per church is unveiled throughout the entire Good Friday service, for the purpose of veneration by the congregation. Regardless of the size of the church or the congregation, it is not permissible to use two crucifixes for the said veneration. The faithful typically venerate the crucifix by kissing the feet of the corpus.
+The priest wears red vestments, symbolic of the Blood of Jesus Christ.
+Many times images of saints are either kept or veiled until the Easter Vigil. Votive lights before these images are not lit. Crucifixes that are movable are hidden, while those that are not movable are veiled until the Easter Vigil.
+Only one cross or crucifix per church is unveiled throughout the entire Good Friday service, for the purpose of veneration by the congregation. Regardless of the size of the church or the congregation, it is not permissible to use two crucifixes for the said veneration. The faithful typically venerate the crucifix by kissing the feet of the corpus.
+The priest wears red vestments, symbolic of the Blood of Jesus Christ.
Holy Saturday
+A commemoration of the day that Jesus lay in his tomb.
+In the Catholic Church, daytime Masses are never offered.
+There are no colors seen or used throughout the chapel or on vestments.
Easter Vigil
+Held after nightfall of Holy Saturday in anticipation of the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
+The ceremony of darkness and light is held in silence at the beginning of the Mass.
+The paschal candle, representing Jesus's resurrection as the "return of light onto the world," is lit.
+The solemn procession to the altar with the Paschal candle is formed.
+7 readings and 7 psalms, followed by the Epistle. These readings account salvation history, beginning with Creation.
+During the Gloria at the Mass, the organ and church bells are used in the liturgy for the first time in two days.
+If the lights of the Church have been previously left off, they are turned on as the Gloria begins
+The celebrant uses the term "Alleluia" for the first time since the beginning of Lent.
+People desiring to full initiation in the Church who have completed their training are formally initiated as members of the faith the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist).
+Held after nightfall of Holy Saturday in anticipation of the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
+The ceremony of darkness and light is held in silence at the beginning of the Mass.
+The paschal candle, representing Jesus's resurrection as the "return of light onto the world," is lit.
+The solemn procession to the altar with the Paschal candle is formed.
+7 readings and 7 psalms, followed by the Epistle. These readings account salvation history, beginning with Creation.
+During the Gloria at the Mass, the organ and church bells are used in the liturgy for the first time in two days.
+If the lights of the Church have been previously left off, they are turned on as the Gloria begins
+The celebrant uses the term "Alleluia" for the first time since the beginning of Lent.
+People desiring to full initiation in the Church who have completed their training are formally initiated as members of the faith the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, confirmation, and the Holy Eucharist).